Azure Hawker vs limestone fern

Aeshna caerulea compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.